Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Children's Book news from PW

Never
Say Never Again: Alex Rider Returns
In 2011, British writer Anthony Horowitz stated that Scorpia Rising was
"without question, the last book" in his bestselling series about
teen spy Alex Rider. PW spoke with Horowitz about his unexpected return to the
series in Never Say Die, the cover of which is revealed here for the
first time. more Amy
Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, known for her sunny, witty children's books and the
memoirs and guided journals she created for adults, and author of a widely read
Modern Love essay recently published in the New York Times, died of
ovarian cancer on Monday. She was 51. "She leaves behind a legacy of love
and beauty and kindness," said her longtime agent, Amy Rennert. more